Romeo and Juliet Evaluation of Friar Lawrence's Help

Romeo and Juliet Evaluation of Friar Lawrence's Help

Through out the play Romeo and Juliet, two star-crossed teen lovers are constant need of assistance to purse their dire need of each other. There are only a few characters in this revolutionary drama that are even aware of the twos secret love and those that are, attempt to provide guidance for them as best they can. Friar Laurence, one of the first characters outside of Romeo and Juliet to know of their forbidden romance helps them to the prime of his ability. The Friar attempts to aid them in several ways, one way he tries to help the two is by agreeing to marry them, knowing not only will it elate them as well as possibly ameliorating the feud between the Capulets and Montagues, when these plans fall through because of the murder of Tybalt the friar offers an alternative solution that will take longer but in the end will unite the two and soothe the pain of their prohibited love ridden hearts, however things never seem to go as planned for poor jinxed Juliet and ill-fated Romeo as there are faults in their stars once again, as the topic of Juliets' marriage to Paris arises and becomes problematic once more. As Friar Laurence is never at a loss, he will not fail his pursuit to coalesce these hapless lovers.Friar Laurnces help was intentionally good but ultimately lead to the death of both Romeo and Juliet, his help would have worked if it these other things hadn’t gotten in the way. Right people, wrong time.


In his time of rejoice from finding a new love in Juliet Romeo runs to the Friar to ask a favor of him. Romeo caught up in the prospects of his new found infatuation requests that Friar Laurence marry him and Juliet. Friar Laurence says “But come, young waverer, come, go with me, in one respect I'll thy assistant be, for this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households' rancor to pure love.”. He affirms that he will help them because potentially it will mend their families long standing hate against each other. Although the Friar knows he is...

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